Eagle holds No. 1 spot in high school girls basketball poll despite loss
Two-time defending state champion Mountain View handed Eagle a 51-50 loss Tuesday night, but it wasn’t enough to knock the Mustangs out of first place in the second Idaho high school girls basketball state media poll of the season, which was released Wednesday.
The Mustangs received six of 10 first-place votes, while Boise received three and moved up to No. 2 after tying for fifth in the first poll last week. Mountain View received one first-place nod at No. 3, and Post Falls (No. 4) and Centennial (No. 5) rounded out the 5A Top 5.
In 4A, Minico took over the No. 1 spot over defending champion Century, while first-place remained unchanged in 3A, 2A, 1A Division I and 1A Division II.
WEEK 2 STATE MEDIA POLL
Records as of Tuesday, Dec. 13.
CLASS 5A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs |
1. Eagle (6) | 8-1 | 44 | 1 |
2. Boise (3) | 9-0 | 34 | T-5 |
3. Mountain View (1) | 9-1 | 24 | 2 |
4. Post Falls | 7-0 | 18 | T-5 |
5. Centennial | 8-1 | 14 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Lake City 13, Bonneville 3.
CLASS 4A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs |
1. Minico (5) | 7-1 | 45 | 2 |
2. Century (5) | 7-3 | 43 | 1 |
3. Bishop Kelly | 6-4 | 27 | 3 |
4. Jerome | 6-1 | 15 | — |
5. Middleton | 3-5 | 9 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Caldwell 5, Preston 3, Pocatello 3.
CLASS 3A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs |
1. Timberlake (7) | 7-2 | 46 | 1 |
2. Teton (3) | 7-0 | 43 | 2 |
3. Sugar-Salem | 7-1 | 29 | 3 |
4. Snake River | 4-3 | 18 | 4 |
5. Parma | 4-3 | 6 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Kellogg 3, Marsh Valley 3, Weiser 1.
CLASS 2A
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs |
1. Soda Springs (5) | 6-1 | 44 | 1 |
2. Cole Valley Christian (2) | 9-1 | 37 | 2 |
3. Ririe (1) | 7-1 | 29 | 4 |
4. Aberdeen (2) | 7-1 | 19 | 3 |
5. St. Maries | 4-1 | 17 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Melba 3, Marsing 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION I
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs |
1. Lapwai (10) | 9-0 | 50 | 1 |
2. Prairie | 10-0 | 40 | 2 |
T-3. Oakley | 9-0 | 23 | 4 |
T-3. Valley | 9-1 | 23 | 3 |
5. Troy | 7-2 | 12 | T-5 |
Others receiving votes: Horseshoe Bend 1, Shoshone 1.
CLASS 1A DIVISION II
Team (1st-place votes) | W-L | Pts | Pvs |
1. Nezperce (7) | 8-0 | 47 | 1 |
2. Council (1) | 7-0 | 33 | 3 |
3. Butte County (2) | 6-0 | 23 | 5 |
4. Salmon River | 4-2 | 22 | 2 |
5. Lakeside | 4-0 | 15 | 4 |
Others receiving votes: Castleford 5, Genesis Prep 3, Tri-Valley 2.
Voters
Matt Harris, IdahoSports.com
Mark Nelke, Coeur d’Alene Press
Greg Lee, Spokesman-Review
Fred Davis, Blackfoot Morning News
Michael Guise, Idaho State Journal
Brandon Walton, Idaho Press-Tribune
Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman
Marlowe Hereford, Post Register
Matt Baney, Lewiston Tribune
Paul Kingsbury, IdahoSports.com
This story was originally published December 14, 2016 at 4:16 PM with the headline "Eagle holds No. 1 spot in high school girls basketball poll despite loss."